What A Brilliant Day....

Mannnnnnnnnnnnnn how I wish all days were like Saturday. It's seemed like "the universe was working" to give me a GOOD day.

I actually counted 12 things that were so great about it.

1. Got a novel to read again - it's been a while.
2. Gautam set a record at work (Which everyone is expecting me to beat - NOT HAPPENING but will still try)
3. Went to Snack Shack after ages
4. Discovered the greatness of Open Bake
5. Found and ate brilliant tiramisu
6. Played the Amazing Race (thanks Arytch)
7. Watched Bhool Bhulaiya that too in the comfort of the conference room.
8. Caught a bus to the station (after months of giving into my cabaholism).
9. Chatted with Cosmic (1st time).
   

There were 3 more points but I can't remember them now. But it was such a great day - so many things seemed so happen so nicely.

Gautam did say 'You noticed how none of your 'highs' were work related' lol. Thanks Gautam I hadn't realized till that point.


Don't get me started about Monday though....

http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2007/07/photogalleries/seven-wonders/index.html

This is a page on National Geographic of the New 7 Wonders and the Ancient 7 Wonder of the world. Some of the pictures here are so brilliant.

The one below has the most amazing mix of colours. While I understand photos can be edited, I am sure that on at least one day of the year, this view of the would truly look like it does in the picture.




The amount of beauty all around is just shocking at times.

It is worth checking out more photos on NGCs website.

........

Nothing is also good sometimes.

Sometimes the last thing you want comes in 1st, sometimes the 1st thing you want never comes....

A line from the song 'Strange and Beautiful' by Aqualung.

The song is strange and beautiful too. Don't know by reminded me of 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' (at least I think that is the one). Maybe it was written for that play (/movie) or was inspired by it.

Anyway the line is brilliant - happens only too often.

But the beauty and strangeness of it is that life goes on and we move on and face more instances of - 'the last thing you want comes in 1st, the 1st thing you want never comes'

Mad World - Gary Jules

This is the song I had heard on CSI (not Goin' Nowhere by Changing Faces - shame on me - I searched INCORRECTLY). Song totally blows my mind away. Love the line - The dreams in which I am dying are the best I've ever had.


Lyrics -

All around me are familiar faces
Worn out places, worn out faces
Bright and early for their daily races
Going nowhere, going nowhere
Their tears are filling up their glasses
No expression, no expression
Hide my head I want to drown my sorrow
No tomorrow, no tomorrow
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World
Mad world

Children waiting for the day they feel good
Happy Birthday, Happy Birthday
And I feel the way that every child should
Sit and listen, sit and listen
Went to school and I was very nervous
No one knew me, no one knew me
Hello teacher tell me what's my lesson
Look right through me, look right through me
And I find it kind of funny
I find it kind of sad
The dreams in which I'm dying
Are the best I've ever had
I find it hard to tell you
I find it hard to take
When people run in circles
It's a very, very
Mad World
Mad World
Enlarging your world
Mad World.

Happy Diwali


[I know it's still a day or two away, but still - I'm in a festive mood already]

Not into celeb gossip but this time I really want to know....

Watched Jab We Met and I am dying to know what actually happened between Shahid and Kareena. While it is none of my business and curiosity killed the cat, I still think a great suspense is a great suspense and would only warrant inquisition to people who know about the issue (everyone).

Everyone thinks Shahid doesn't look the type to cheat on Kareena and that it must be she who cheated on him. But I remember the episode of Koffee with Karan on which the 2 of them were and Kareena seemed totally crazy about Shahid. Could be that she is loud mouthed and more open and that he is the reserved kind but I still felt that Kareena was 'more in love' with Shahid than the other way around.

What would be a real damper would be if the split was mutually decided - not because someone was cheating or because someone was falling out of love. (I know I sound like a real bitch but everyone loves some masala and also everyone loves to believe that fantasies do come true and if they don't it's because we don't want them).

Anyway I believe everyone deserves peace of mind, so I wish they both do have that if nothing else.

Party Time...

2 parties in 2 days- that's a record for me.

Happy Halloween

The funkier a festival, the more popular it is.

I wonder why...

It has been such a 'hazy' day.


Literally.


No seriously I mean a hazy day in a literal sense.

I wonder what causes the day to be this 'foggy'. Some of my assumptions would be -
1) Pollution in the air.
2) Cloud formations - filtering how much sunlight gets received.
3) Temperature and other factors in the weather (water vapour, etc).

Makes for a good day to be out even in the middle of the afternoon. Unfortunately most of us end up being indoors on beautiful days because of work.

Watch out for...

Jaaniye (a song) from Dus Kahaniyan.

If you would like to listen - http://www.lyricsmasti.com/song/5131/get_lyrics_of_Jaaniye-Jaaniye.html

0....

Just like that...

Was trying to change my nickname and selected all the text to delete but hit the 0 key before I could hit delete.

For meaning - 0 is not what I am getting in my college exams.

Exhausted...

Not Studying

:(

Man I find it soooooooooooooo tough to study now that I am working.

Really painful.

Food for thought

Don't you hate how it NEVER ends

:(

http://sunisha-v-k.blogspot.com/2007/10/whats-in-name.html

A post on Sunisha's blog about 'whats in a name'.

So that you can just click - http://sunisha-v-k.blogspot.com/2007/10/whats-in-name.html

I thought the post was hilarious.

I thought having 2 names was painful (you know one official name and one pet name that the whole family calls you of sorts thought it's a little more complicated in my case) but obviously having a "different" name can be more painful.

there is a reason...

everyone thinks you're a bitch...




and it's cause you are one.

Training...

Finally some training coming my way on 'how to manage people'.

Funny thing about stuff like training is that so much of what you hear / see / experience in a program is stuff you already know - at some level or the other.

The other thing about training is that you have to do honestly in any training program is accept some thing about yourself which you realize.

And you also end up realizing things you didn't know about yourself.

Also helps to have an outsiders perspective - so I always feel like training should have some element of personal feedback.

Derailed

Saw a movie by that named (review of it is here) but it's my nick cause I actually realized how much I loved the word.

Not that I love getting 'derailed' but it's one of those impactful words - says so much in so little.

"there is never a second chance to make a first impression"...